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Creator ScienceDan Misener – How to ACTUALLY grow your podcast (and measure its success)Dan Misener is the co-founder of the podcast growth agency, Bumper. Prior to co-founding Bumper, Dan served as Director of Audience Development at Pacific Content, where he worked with brands like Slack, Adobe, Charles Schwab, Ford, Dell Technologies, Morgan Stanley, Red Hat, and Atlassian. Before that, he spent a decade working in public radio at the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation, where he was involved in their earliest podcasting efforts.He also hosts and produces the independent live event and podcast series Grown Ups Read Things They Wrote As Kids. The series has won several industry awards...2024-09-171h 00
Podnews ExtraDan Misener, from BumperGot feedback? Send us a text message.Bumper, a podcast growth agency started by Dan Misener and Jonas Woost, has launched the Bumper Dashboard - a tool that aggregates podcast data from various sources like hosting providers, marketing attribution services, and podcast apps. The dashboard aims to provide a comprehensive view of podcast performance metrics beyond just downloads, which Misener argues may not be the best measure of audience engagement and reach. The dashboard allows users to see...2024-08-1617 min
Podnews ExtraDan Misener, from BumperGot feedback? Send us a text message.Bumper, a podcast growth agency started by Dan Misener and Jonas Woost, has launched the Bumper Dashboard - a tool that aggregates podcast data from various sources like hosting providers, marketing attribution services, and podcast apps. The dashboard aims to provide a comprehensive view of podcast performance metrics beyond just downloads, which Misener argues may not be the best measure of audience engagement and reach. The dashboard allows users to see verified listener numbers, total listen time, and other insights across different platforms, helping podcasters make...2024-08-1617 min
The Sound Off PodcastDan Misener: The Art & Science of PodcastingYou likely know Dan Misener for his work in Podcasting - but I managed to trace his roots back to radio. Specifically, to CBC and shows like DNTO (Definitely Not the Opera) and Spark with Nora Young. His radio days actually stretch back a little further than that to campus radio at Dalhousie's CKDU in Halifax. But it was his time at Pacific Content where Dan began to explore audience development in the podcast space. Yes, he could have continued on making great sounding shows at places like the CBC, but what's the point if you aren't getting everyone...2024-08-1357 min
Podcast 360Fatima Zaidi (Quill Inc.) and Dan Misener (Bumper)Our daisy-chain of founders continues as Fatima Zaidi returns to interview Dan Misener, co-founder of Bumper. As Fatima puts her three questions to Dan, he makes a case for debunking the myth that anyone can have a successful podcast while doing the bare minimum, and emphasizes the importance of knowing your audience and how they’re already served before starting a show of your own.Executive Producers: Brittany Temple and Adell ColemanEditor: Brittany TempleHost: Amanda B. NazarenoBrought to you by DCP and The Podcast Academy2023-08-2219 min
Growth TriggersUnlocking the Secrets of Apple Podcasts: Insights from a Podcast Growth Expert With Dan MisenerIn this podcast episode, I had the pleasure of discussing the Apple Podcast ecosystem and its impact on show growth with Dan Misener, an expert in podcasting and a member of the Bumper podcast growth agency. During our conversation, Dan highlighted recent changes in how metadata is displayed and how Apple is using audio analysis to create automated transcriptions for keyword extraction and topic identification. As a podcaster, Dan stressed the importance of being an active user of multiple platforms to stay up-to-date with changes and respond accordingly to improve the visibility and discoverability of a show. 2023-04-281h 00
Win The Content Game44. Busting the biggest podcast growth myths with Dan MisenerAre you drowning in podcast growth advice and wondering what actually works and what are myths that have just been perpetuated? In this episode, I am joined by Dan Misener as he busts the 3 most common podcast growth myths. Dan Misener is a Co-Founder of Bumper, a podcast growth agency. He is an audio storyteller with nearly 20 years of experience, and has worked with hundreds of brands, networks, organizations, and institutions to increase their podcast success.Check out the full show notes here: https://www.winthecontentgame.com/44Resources:Try Capsho for f...2023-01-2334 min
Podnews Weekly ReviewWhy are Apple putting metadata topics inside podcast pages? Bumper's Dan Misener tells us what he thinks. Are Satoshis the best way to reward podcasters? Trevor Bell argues there are better ways.Special Guests: Dan Misener- co-founder BumperDan Misener has looked at the new topics that Apple Podcasts is automatically allocating to shows (see our coverage on Nov 15, including our topics viewer). He's produced a number of network maps, designed to show links between different shows; and produced episode topic maps for every category in Apple Podcasts. Trevor Bell - Podcast Producer at The Iron Fist Velvet Glove PodcastTrevor argues that Value4Value is good for podcasting but rewarding podcasters with Satoshis is to...2022-12-021h 21
The ChangeupDan Misener, Co-Founder of BumperThis week's guest is Co-Founder of Bumper, Dan Misener. Bumper is a podcast growth agency that helps organizations reach their business goals through the power of audio. Dan is one of the sharpest minds in audio. We talk about the Faustian bargain some audio companies took to garner scale, what it means to focus on engagement versus download numbers, where he thinks the industry is headed, and how critical podcast strategy will be to it. 2022-11-1450 min